Custom mixtures created with the REFPROP GUI cannot be found with the Mathcad wrapper on Windows.
Steps to Reproduce
Create a Custom Mixture in the REFPROP GUI
Save it
Make sure the REFPROP GUI can find and read the custom .mix file just saved
Try and open that custom mix file in Mathcad using the Mathcad wrapper
Expected behavior: Open the custom mixture file and use it, just like the REFPROP GUI does
Actual behavior: Mathcad wrapper throws error: Fluid/Mixture not found.
Versions
REFPROP Version: 10 Operating System and Version: Windows 10 Access Method: Mathcad wrapper v2.0.1
Additional Information
Clue was gleaned from @EricLemmon response to issue #325. Custom mixture file is indeed being stored in the user's Virtual Store directory at: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\REFPROP\MIXTURES. This happens because the C: drive is "security hardened" and won't let programs write to the Program Files areas.
It would be nice if SETMIXdll handled this eventuality on its own. However, @henningjp will issue a patch to have the Mathcad wrapper check for this file in the current user's Virtual Store if the file is not found in the default mixtures directory. If found, the full file path to the custom mixture will be provided to SETMIXdll instead of letting SETMIXdll try to find the file.
Description
Custom mixtures created with the REFPROP GUI cannot be found with the Mathcad wrapper on Windows.
Steps to Reproduce
Expected behavior: Open the custom mixture file and use it, just like the REFPROP GUI does
Actual behavior: Mathcad wrapper throws error: Fluid/Mixture not found.
Versions
REFPROP Version: 10
Operating System and Version: Windows 10
Access Method: Mathcad wrapper v2.0.1
Additional Information
Clue was gleaned from @EricLemmon response to issue #325. Custom mixture file is indeed being stored in the user's Virtual Store directory at: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\REFPROP\MIXTURES. This happens because the C: drive is "security hardened" and won't let programs write to the Program Files areas.
It would be nice if
SETMIXdllhandled this eventuality on its own. However, @henningjp will issue a patch to have the Mathcad wrapper check for this file in the current user's Virtual Store if the file is not found in the default mixtures directory. If found, the full file path to the custom mixture will be provided toSETMIXdllinstead of lettingSETMIXdlltry to find the file.